Charges filed against man who was shot by Memphis police

The man shot by police Monday night remained in critical condition Tuesday, officials said, but he was still charged with trying to kill the officer who shot him.

Glen Jones, 44, was shot by a Memphis police officer after he apparently stabbed the cop with a knife. The officer, whose name hasn't been released, was released from the hospital Monday night.

The incident began just after 7 p.m. at a home at 1531 E. McLemore. When police arrived on the scene, Jones — who apparently suffers from mental illness — was armed with a knife, officials said. Responding officers were part of the Crisis Intervention Team, cops who are specially trained in how to deal with suspects suffering from mental conditions. Police there also had firearms loaded with rubber bullets.

When officers arrived, Jones ran back inside the home, police said. Shortly afterward, Jones came back out of the home and ran into the officers. He stabbed one officer in the left forearm, and that officer fired with his regular pistol, not the gun with rubber bullets. Jones was wounded in the neck and chin, police said.

The officer has been routinely relieved of duty with pay as the shooting is investigated.